Yes, what you’re thinking is true, an Islamic ruler once ruled France?!?!
At the greatest extent of Al-Andalus, a province of the Umayyad Caliphate, it controlled a piece of southern France. As well as most of modern Spain and all of modern Portugal. From 719 to 759 – that’s a full forty years – Muslim rulers controlled the port city of Narbonne. Depending on the year, they also controlled various nearby cities including Nîmes, Béziers, and Avignon.
The Islamic rulers weren’t entirely unpopular, either. Narbonne was satisfied enough with Umayyad rule that it successfully defended itself, twice, from Frankish attempts to retake the city.
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